Question #d8c45

1 Answer
Jul 27, 2016

Given

costheta+sintheta=sqrt2costheta

Following the formula

(a+b)^2+(a-b)^2=2(a^2+b^2)

we can wite

(costheta+sintheta)^2+(costheta-sintheta)^2=2(cos^2theta+sin^2theta)

Putting

costheta+sintheta=sqrt2costheta" " we get

(sqrt2costheta)^2+(costheta-sintheta)^2=2*1

=>2cos^2theta+(costheta-sintheta)^2=2*1

=>(costheta-sintheta)^2=2-2cos^2theta

=>(costheta-sintheta)^2=2(1-cos^2theta)

=>(costheta-sintheta)^2=2sin^2theta

=>costheta-sintheta=sqrt2sintheta

Proved

In other way when
costheta-sintheta=sqrt2sintheta" " we get

(costheta+sintheta)^2+(sqrt2sintheta)^2=2*1

=>(costheta+sintheta)^2 + 2sin^2theta =2

=>(costheta+sintheta)^2=2-2sin^2theta

=>(costheta+sintheta)^2=2(1-sin^2theta)

=>(costheta+sintheta)^2=2cos^2theta

=>costheta+sintheta=sqrt2costheta

Proved